2. Thomas Jefferson 3 rd president of the united states 1801-1809 Was the vice president of the United States Born on April 13, 1743 Shadwell plantation, Goochland County, Virginia His nickname was “Man of People”

3. Thomas Jefferson Got married on January 1 st, 1772 to Martha Skelton Had six children one boy five girls Author of the Declaration of In Dependence Author of Virginia Statute for Religions freedom Father of university of Virginia

4. Thomas Jefferson Believed in God and the moral teachings of Jesus Christ and the Bible At age 16 he entered College of William and Mary in Williamsburg Studied mathematics, philosophy, and metaphysics First occupation was a lawyer, involved with hundreds of cases between 1768 and 1773

5. Thomas Jefferson Studied law with George Wythe, a later signer of the Declaration of Independence Attended a local school that was run by a Scottish minister named William Douglas Studied Greek, Latin, and French

6. Thomas Jefferson Died on July 4 th, 1826 at age of 83 Died of natural causes Died the same day as John Adams

7. Marbury vs. Madison Several federalist appointees did not receive there commission Deadline March 3, 1801 Jefferson ordered secretary of state James Madison to with hold the commissions

8. Marbury vs. Madison Marbury one of the appointees effected by this decision Marbury Sued Madison in the Supreme court He demanded the supreme court to give his commission

9. Marbury vs. Madison The court stated Marbury had a right to his commission Congress could not give the supreme court the power to give Marbury his commission Only the constitution could Marbury never got his commission

10. The Louisiana Purchase Largest single purchase in the U.S history Included Montana, North and South Dakota, Minnesota, Wyoming, Nebraska, Colorado, Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma, Arkansas, and Louisiana Tiny bit of Texas and New Mexico

11. The Louisiana Purchase Jefferson signed a treaty with Napoleon Bonaparte that ceded a giant amount of land to the United States Doubled the size of America Giving the country access to a very important trade route of Mississippi and the port of new Orleans